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Thermal Stability of Gamma Irradiated Low Density Polyethylene Films Containing Hindered Amine Stabilizers
Author(s) -
Zaharescu Traian,
Kaci Mustapha,
Hebal Ghania,
Setnescu Radu,
Setnescu Tanta,
Khima Rochedine,
Remili Chérifa,
Jipa Silviu
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
macromolecular materials and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1439-2054
pISSN - 1438-7492
DOI - 10.1002/mame.200300275
Subject(s) - low density polyethylene , materials science , oxygen , polyethylene , irradiation , degradation (telecommunications) , thermal stability , amine gas treating , limiting oxygen concentration , thermal , thermal oxidation , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , chemistry , composite material , thermodynamics , telecommunications , physics , layer (electronics) , computer science , nuclear physics , engineering
Summary: The thermal stability of gamma irradiated low density polyethylene (LDPE) films in presence of various structures of hindered amine stabilizers (HAS) was investigated by the oxygen uptake method under constant temperature of 180 °C and normal pressure conditions. The thermo‐oxidation was run using air environment. The sigmoidal dependency of oxygen uptake allows the calculation of the main kinetic parameters: oxidation induction time and oxidation rate on the propagation step. The various steps involved in the thermal degradation process were detected by the derivative procedure applied to the dependencies of oxygen uptake on time. It was found that the kinetic parameters of the thermal degradation process, determined by oxygen uptake, revealed the antioxidant role of HAS in γ ‐irradiated LDPE films by providing better stability, when compared with the unstabilized samples. Moreover, the results indicated that the dependencies of oxygen uptake on thermal degradation time involved two degradation stages: the former occurring in the ungrafted moiety and the latter taking place after the antioxidant depletion is achieved. The stabilization efficiency of these oxidation inhibitors provides satisfactory thermal resistance to LDPE films, especially those based on an alkoxyamine structure.Dependencies of oxygen uptake on time at the thermal degradation of LDPE irradiated at 812 kGy. (‐□‐) free of additive; (‐○‐) Tinuvin 123; (‐▵‐) Sanduvor PR 31; (‐⋄‐) Uvasil 299.